Do you know what you are?
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You are what you is
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You is what you am
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(A cow don't make ham...)
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You ain't what you're not
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So see what you got
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You are what you is
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An' that's all it 'tis
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A foolish young man
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From a middle class fam'ly
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Started singin' the blues
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'Cause he thought it was manly
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Now he talks like the Kingfish
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("Saffiiiee!")
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From Amos 'n Andy
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("Holy mack'l dere...Holy mack'l dere")
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He tells you that chitlins...
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Well, they taste just like candy
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He thinks that he's got
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De whole thang down
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From the Nivea Lotion To de Royal Crown
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Do you know what you are?
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You are what you is
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You is what you am
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(A cow don't make ham...)
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You ain't what you're not
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So see what you got
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You are what you is
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An' that's all it 'tis
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A foolish young man
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Of the Negro Persuasion
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Devoted his life
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To become a Caucasian
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He stopped eating pork
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He stopped eating greens
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He traded his dashiki
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("Uhuru!")
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For some Jordache Jeans
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He learned to play golf
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An' he got a good score
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Now he says to himself
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"I AIN'T NO NIGGER NO MORE.
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HEY! HEY!
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"I don't understand you..."
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BWANA MA-COO-BAH"
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Would you please speak more clearly..."
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MERCEDES BAINNNNNNNZ
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Who is who
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(I don't know...)
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'N what is what
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(Somethin' I just don't know...)
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'N why is this
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(Tell me now...)
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Appropriot
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(That's a funny pronunciation if 'n ever I heard one...)
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If you don't like
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(Where'd you get that word?)
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What you has got
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(Appropriot? The word is not...)
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Drop it in the dirt
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(Drop it yeah...)
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'N let it rot
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(I can smell it now...)
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Someone else
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(Here de come, here de come...)
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Will surely come
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(I told you they was comin'...)
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'N pick it up
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(That's right!)
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'Cause he wants some
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(An'he wants it for free...)
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And when one day
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(There will come a day...)
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You wonder who (I wonder too...)
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You used to was
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(Who I was anyway...)
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'N what you do
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(I used to work at the post office...)
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You'll scratch your head
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(But I don't wanna un-do my doo...)
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'N look around
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(just to see what's goin' on...)
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But what you lost
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(Can't seem to find it...)
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Will not be found
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A Mercedes Benz.. Do you know what you are?
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(I know...)
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You are what you is
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(I'm the kinda guy...)
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You is what you am
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(That ought to be drivin' a Mercedes Benz...)
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A cow don't make a ham
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(A four-fifty SLC...)
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You ain't what your not
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(A big of red one...)
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So see what you got
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(With some golf clubs stickin' out de trunk...)
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You are what you is
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(I'm gwine down to de links on Saturday mornin'...)
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An' that's all it is
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(Gimme a five dollar bill...)
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
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(And an overcoat too...)
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AN' THAT'S ALL IT IS
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(Robbie, take me to Creek Town...)
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
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(I'm harder than yer husband; harder than yer husband...)
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AN THAT'S ALL IT IS
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(I'm goin down to White Street, y'all...)
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YOU ARE WHAT YOU IS
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(Gone down to the Mudd Club, 'n work the wall...)
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AN THAT'S ALL IT IS
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('N work the floor 'n work the pipe
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'N work the wall some more...
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And here we are at the Mudd Club, y'all...
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I hîð?you enjoy yourself, cause the show's about
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To begin...)
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You Are What You Is
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| Frank Zappa |
